Adelina Patti: “sweetest singer of the age”
Adelina Patti awed audiences for much of the latter half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th with her beautiful voice, impeccable technique and dr...
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American Tenor Roland Hayes
Roland’s experiences with racism were a norm throughout his career, especially in the beginning. When starting, he was told in the U.S. “that no one...
Singer Ella Fitzgerald: a snapshot biography
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1917 to unmarried parents who separated about two years after her birth. She grew up without her birth father, as he...
A snapshot biography of Billie Holiday
Snapshot biography of Billie Holiday “I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do. Or the word ‘love.'” ...
Beloved singer Nellie Melba
It was said that Nellie Melba had “a beautiful voice; one of those clear, silvery, placid voices that flow without the slightest effort.” Nellie was born as Hel...
Freddie Mercury: “I love the fact that I can make people happy”
Quote: “I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them fe...